Because she knew that the King of Yue must have conditions.
She licked her lips. "Your Highness, do you have any orders?"
Helian Jue didn't stand on ceremony and said directly:
"First, you must fulfill your promise and accept the imperial decree!"
Li Baozhu nodded vigorously, "Okay!"
These were the conditions she had proposed, so of course she wouldn't refuse.
It's just being a chieftain appointed by the imperial court; it's only in name.
In reality, she remained the tribe's leader.
"Secondly, your people must come down from the mountain, register, and become subjects of the Great Zhou."
The so-called "uncivilized people" are not just those who are uncultured and unwilling to accept Confucian culture.
Rather, they didn't even have a household registration in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
They had no household registration, and even after cultivating wasteland, they refused to pay taxes or perform corvée labor.
They were unregistered individuals living outside the Great Zhou Dynasty.
If Helian Jue wants to become the King of Lingnan, he must bring all the people living on this land under his jurisdiction.
"this--"
Li Baozhu hesitated. She glanced at Helian Jue's expression and tentatively asked, "Can we not go down the mountain?"
After saying this, fearing that Helian Jue would be angry, she quickly explained, "It's not that we're unwilling, but our ancestors have lived in the mountains for generations and we're used to it."
Once they came down from the mountain, they were not used to simply farming in a conventional way.
It's better to live in the mountains. You can live off the land, you don't have to work too hard, and you won't starve.
Helian Jue stared intently at Li Baozhu, his expression cold.
Li Baozhu regretted it somewhat; she shouldn't have offered her opinion at that moment.
It's not too late for her to "go back on her word" once she's taken back the stronghold.
However, as soon as she thought of the word "go back on her word," Li Baozhu felt a chill run down her spine.
Looking at Helian Jue's cold expression, Li Baozhu suddenly had a feeling: This Prince of Yue is not to be trifled with!
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